Northwestern at Nebraska 10/2/21 - NCAA Football Picks & Predictions

By: Jim |

Last Updated: 10/01/2021 at 10:36 AM ET

The Wildcats are coming here after getting a nice win in their last game over Ohio. The win came with a final score of 35-6 on the day. The win actually moved Northwestern to a record of 2-2 on the year overall so far.

This year the Northwestern team has used 3 quarterbacks for a combined 70/118 for 697 yards and 6 touchdowns, but has been picked off 4 times. The rushing offense has picked up 856 yards with 167 carries and a total of 7 touchdowns. The defense has ended up getting 10 sacks for 58 yards lost, but have ended up picking off the opponents 3 times.

The Cornhuskers are coming in after losing in their last game. The loss for Nebraska came with a 23-20 score. The loss ended up dropping the Nebraska team to a 2-3 record on the year so far.

Adrian Martinez has led the Nebraska offense going 89/133 for 1268 yards and 5 touchdowns with 2 picks. The rushing offense for Nebraska has picked up 991 yards and 13 touchdowns on a total lof 232 carries. Defensively Nebraska has picked up 7 sacks for a loss of 39 yards while getting 5 picks on the year.

This game here will be a back and forth game, but the as long as Martinez is healthy for the Cornhuskers look for Nebraska to have a good game here. The Northwestern team did good in their last game, but the Wildcats were playing the Bobcats who have struggled quite a bit on the year and that win does give some momentum, but it is not enough for the Wildcats to win the game. Final Score Prediction, Nebraska Cornhuskers win and cover ATS 34-7.

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